We all know that Russia is a failed
socialist state run by a dictator,» Long said.
Not exact matches
A longtime member of the International
Socialist Organization, Jones is
running as an independent with the Green Party of New York
State.
More left candidates than in recent memory are
running and gaining momentum, from
Socialist Alternative's Jess Spear in Washington
State to Green Party member and union activist Howie Hawkins in New York.
Despite the re-election of union - busting Democrat Andrew Cuomo, Hawkins and his
running mate, Brian Jones, received nearly 5 %, or 176,000, of all votes cast — a tremendous total marking the highest vote for a left candidate in New York
state since 1920 when
Socialists ran labor organizer Joseph D. Cannon for Governor.
Howie Hawkins, a
socialist running for the Green Party in New York
State for governor, reached almost 10 % in opinion polls and scored 5 % in the election, winning 174,000 votes; this marks a turning point for left - wing politics in New York.
As a grassroots activist who organized for Bernie Sanders in four different
states — and have since joined NYPAN and the Democratic
Socialists of America — I've heard from hundreds of Americans who are fed up with way the country
runs its elections.